[nagdu] Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents

[Tami Kinney]

Ah. I'll remember some of those with Zay puppy, who just this week 
learned to want to have her own way! /lol/ I'm starting to add more 
complex tasks (down) into longer obedience sessions, but my real focus 
is now, and I quote, "Am *too* the boss of you!" /lol/ Mitzi cracks me 
up demonstrating perfect obedience to voice commands with hand signals, 
even accepting kibble rewards instead of the usual higher value (and 
cost, naturally) treats she normally insists on. Teehee. She is totally 
lying to that puppy about what a perfectly obedient dog she is, though. 
Oh, Mitzi will humor me in my silly whims, but only because I just get 
tiresome when she doesn't and she doesn't want the fuss. /lol/ On the 
job, she will do such things as sitting, lying down, staying, all that 
rot, but only because it just makes sense at the time. Gotta love that 
poodle.

Still, I'm beginning to owe puppy Zay some serious mental torture, so 
I'll be trying some of those challenges for her. Mwaha ha ha!

Tami

On 12/27/2011 02:41 PM, Larry D. Keeler wrote:
> Tami, you just mess with them right back! Roll them in blankets, tuck
> treats in the back of there collars and other amusing human tricks! That
> latter one can drive some dogs nuts!
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 4:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents
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>> Nicole,
>>
>> Well... Having known many individuals of both species over the years
>> of my long-legged life, I do believe your statement is inherently untrue.
>>
>> It's not that cats don't know it's wrong. It's that they just don't care!
>>
>> Which does add to my suspicions that my poodle is not so much a wolf
>> in sheep's clothing as a cat in a wolf in sheep's clothing. /lol/ If
>> she does something bad, it's not because she forgot or didn't know or
>> was trying to get away with it. If DD or I catch her in the act, she
>> will look us in the eye, grin, flip us off and just keep right on
>> doing what she's doing until we get to her to stop her or she is done.
>> She will then put herself on restriction to think about what she has
>> done wrong... I am not making that up. /lol/ By now, DD and I will say
>> her name sternly in unison, repeat it, then just look at each other
>> and shrug when she quits and goes into her room to spend some time
>> alone being quiet until she's ready to come out and behave.
>>
>> Apparently, that's kinda a poodle thing. They will get themselves in
>> trouble not to rebel or challenge your authority or something, but
>> because they just want to have fun with you. /lol/ What do you do with
>> a dog like that? /lol/
>>
>> She is absolutely delightful and is doing a good job of teaching the
>> puppy the art of constructive trouble making. Very funny.
>>
>> Tami
>>
>>
>> On 12/27/2011 09:55 AM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>>> Cats? Forget paper bags. Cats will tear up anything and everything that
>>> they can. I don't have a cat, but my friends do. And, to keep this from
>>> being too off topic, the difference in cats and dogs is that cats don't
>>> know that what they are doing is wrong but dogs do. *grin*
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry D. Keeler"
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>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 7:35 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents
>>>
>>>
>>>> I haven''t seen my dogs do it but I had a bird that would. And my
>>>> Mother-in-Law had a cat that would!
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy" <pshald at neb.rr.com>
>>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:48 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Aw let her open her presents ... the dog I have now won't do it but
>>>>> I've had pups in the past that would, was precious.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home
>>>>> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 5:43 PM
>>>>> To: NAGDU
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] Dogs Unwrapping Their Presents
>>>>>
>>>>> As I have probably mentioned before, we have a Border Collie mix as a
>>>>> pet. Our pet dog loves the holidays because she knows that she will
>>>>> get to tear open a paper bag of dog treats. I got a new toy to give
>>>>> to Lexia as her Christmas. My mother said that I should just open the
>>>>> paper bag for her instead of letting Lexia tear up the bag. I won the
>>>>> argument, and Lexia got to tear up the paper bag. What do people
>>>>> think of this? Lexia *never* picks up and chews/tears up anything
>>>>> without permission. As a matter of fact, it took her a moment or two
>>>>> to realize that she could tear up the bag. Given that she won't do it
>>>>> again for several months, possibly an entire year, do people think
>>>>> that Lexia should be allowed to tear open the paper bag to get her
>>>>> present?
>>>>>
>>>>> Nicole and Lexia
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>>>>> Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.
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